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March 1932. A. A. GODFREY 1,843,777

MANUFACTURE OF LINOLEUM OR LIKE MATERIAL Original Filed April 20. 1929Patented Mar. 8, 1932' r TENT oFnc ALFRED ARTHUR GODFREY, OF LONDON;ENGLA D; AssIGNoR'ro LINoLEUMivmriu- FACTURING- COMPANY, LIMITED, orronnon, nnernnn v MANUFACTURE or LINOIiEUM 'o LIKE AT RIAL Originalapplication filed April 20, 1929; Serial No. 356,778, and oin GreatBritain Ma a,

and. this application filed May 22, 1930;] Serial No. 454;693.

1' sembling a jointing material, by superimposing a strip of linoleumand a strip of thin hard separating material, winding the strips into acoil, pressing on to the edge thereof the material resembling thejointing mate- 1 5 rial to cause the said material to be cut by theseparating material and to be forced on to the edge of the linoleum,andthen unwinding the coil and removing the separating material.

According to the present invention the method consists in assembling aplurality of pieces of the linoleum with pieces of separating materialbetween them, the material resembling jointing material being pressed onto the edges of the separating material to cause the said material to becut by the separating material and to be forced on to the edges of thelinoleum pieces, and then removing the separating pieces.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view, Figures 2 and 3 sections showingsuperposed linoleum pieces with the thin hard separating materialbetween them, Figure 2 showing the superposed pieces before the materialresembling jointing material has been pressed thereon, and Figure 3after the material has been pressed thereon, and Figure 4 a plan viewshowing a finished tessera. Figure 5 is a perspective view of amodification. p

1 indicates pieces of linoleum which are superposed and separated bypieces 2 of thin steel which are slightly larger than the pieces oflinoleum. Sheets ofmaterial resembling V mortar are then pressed agalnstthe edges of the pile and are cut through by the edges of the steel andadhere to the edges of the linoleum, as shown in Figure 3'. The piecesare then separated, and the tesseree thus formed willbe provided,ea'chiedge, with a thin" strip ofv material 3 resembling mortar, as isshownfin Figure ll 7 i i. The tesserae thusformed may, if desired, be

laid "upon the usual canvas backing to form any desired patterngandrolled, or the tesserae may be employed as separate blocks.

' In the modification shown inFigure 5, plain'cut tessarae 4 areplacededge to edge H B0 3 onFaf steel strip.- 5,fwhich is slightly widerthan the linoleum'pieces and which is then wound into a coil. I r Y 1The sheet of material resembling mortar 192s, Divided is pressedon tothefaces of the coil, the sheets I thus .--being.cut 'through"byi"the edgesof the steel strip, and; adhering to the edges of the linoleum pieces;The coil is then unwound, and the pieces of linoleumremoved and replacedwith ttheirother edges parallel with A the edges of the steel strip, asisshown in this figure, the process thenbeing repeated. IVYhatIizlaimisam 1-. The-method of providing theedge of bling aplurality of "pieces of linoleum with thin, hard separating materialbetween the pieces",pressing on to the-edges thereof thematerial'resembling-jointing ;material to causesaid material to be cut by theseparatingmaterial and tobe forced on to the edge with thin metalbetween said pieces, pressing tovthe edge ofth'ellinoleum, and removingsaiid'thin metal.

linoleum witha strip of material resembling 'a'jointingmaterial, whichconsists in assem- :of the linoleum, and removing the separating 'on totheedgesthereof the material resem- ,bling j ointingo material to causesaid material to be cut by the thin metal and to be forced on artsmethod of providing the edge of linoleum with a strip of materialresembling a jointing'material, which consists in assembling a pluralityof pieces of the-linoleum with'thin hard separating material betweensaid pieces, the edges of the separating-mao terial extendingslight-lybeyondthe edges of the linoleum, pressing on to the edgesthereof the material resembling ointing material to cause said materialto be cut by the projecting edges of the separating material, and to beforced on to the edge of the linoleum, and removing said separatingmaterial.

4:. The method of providing the edge of linoleum With a strip ofmaterial resembling a: jointing material, which consists in assembling aplurality of pieces of the linoleum with thin metal betweensaidpieces.,the edges of said thin metal extending slightly'beyond' theedges .of the. linoleum, pressing on to the edges thereof the materialresembling jointing material to cause said material to be cut by theproj ectingedges-of the thin :metal, .and to be forced on to the edge ofthe linoleum, and removing said thin metal 5. The method of providingtheedge of linoleum with a strip of material resembling a jointingmaterial, which .con'sists in. superimposing a' plurality of pieces ofsaid linoleum' with pieces of thin 'hard-v separating material betweenthem, pressing onto the edges thereof the material'- resemblin'gjointing material to cause said materiail to "be out by the separatingmaterialand' to be towed on to the ed es of the linoleum. pieces, andremoving said separating material.

6. The method" of providing the edge of linoleumwvith a strip ofmaterial resembling a" jointing material, which consists insuperimposing a'pl urality of'pieces oizsaid linoleum with pie'cesozfthinmetal between themypressing on to the edges thereof the materialresen'rb'l-ing jointing material to-cause said material to be cut by thethin metal and to be towed on to the edges of the linoleum pieces, andremoving said thin metal.

7. The method of providing the edge of linoleum with a strip of materialresembling a jointing material, which consists in superimposing aplurality of pieces of said linoleum with pieces of thin hard separatingmaterial between them, the edges of the separating material extendingslightly beyond the edges of the linoleum, pressing on to the edgesthereof the material resembling jointing material to cause said materialto be cut by the projecting edges of the separating material and to beforced on to the edges of thelinoleum pieces, and removing saidseparating material. e

8. The method of providing the edge of linoleum With a strip of materialresembling a jointing material, which consists in superimposing aplurality of pieces of said linoleiun with pieces of thin metal betweenthem, the edgesof said thinmetal extending slightly beyond the edges ofthe linoleum, pressing: on to the edges thereof the materialresemblingjointing material to cause said material to be cut by the projecting.edges of the thin metal and to be forced on totheedges of the ninth dayof May, 1930.

linoleum pieces, and removing said thin metal.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname this ALFRED ARTHUR GODFREY.

